Sudden Acceleration Accident Video

We’ve all heard about the recalls, owners claiming their vehicles suddenly accelerated and ran out of control. This tends to be the story and usually involves elderly individuals, so I remain skeptical. However, here is a video showing a car accelerating out of control and into the back end of a minivan. Obviously it’s difficult to get the entire story here, but you judge for yourself.

I've been an auto enthusiast since birth. I'm a grease monkey at heart and love learning to work on anything automotive. You'll often find me hiding in the garage, attending car shows, and reading about the latest and greatest online.

2 Comments

Hal

May 20, 2012

I had it happen to me 3 times–took it to the dealer and they could never find anything wrong with it but the did change something and I do not know what—its almost impossible to apply enough brakes to stop the car–engine races to very high rpm–only way I got mine to stop was by turning off the ignition